John Altoon

Who was John Altoon?

John Altoon, an American artist, was born in Los Angeles to immigrant Armenian parents. From 1947–1949 he attended the Otis Art Institute, from 1947 to 1950 he also attended the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, and in 1950 the Chouinard Art Institute. Altoon was a prominent figure in the LA art scene in the 1950s and 1960s. Exhibitions of his work have been held at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Whitney Museum of Art, New York, Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C, San Francisco Museum of Fine Art, The Baxter Museum, Pasadena, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art